Shotgun Freeway: Drives Thru Lost L.A.


1h 31m 1995

Brief Synopsis

If you think you know Los Angeles, think again! A documentary on the multiple realities of Los Angeles, this is a vibrant history of violence, music, witchhunting, beauty, poverty and, of course, redemption. The city is refracted in the lives of 14 of its more illustrious residents (including James

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1995

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

If you think you know Los Angeles, think again! A documentary on the multiple realities of Los Angeles, this is a vibrant history of violence, music, witchhunting, beauty, poverty and, of course, redemption. The city is refracted in the lives of 14 of its more illustrious residents (including James Ellroy, Buck Henry, Joan Didion, David Hockney and Gene Norman), and in stunning film images of a lost past. It's a meditation on the soul of a city, the exterminated angel and a thousand other myths that are all completely true.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1995

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States March 1995

Released in United States Summer July 18, 1996

Shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Media Conference in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 1995.

Broadcast in Los Angeles over PBS affiliate KCET November 8, 1996.

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (American Cinema)October 19 - November 2, 1995.)

Released in United States March 1995 (Shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) Film & Media Conference in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 1995.)

Released in United States Summer July 18, 1996